Informix Error -23520: CM error: Coserver table overflow.

Cause and resolution

CM error: Coserver table overflow.

A request to create a coserver fails because the maximum allowed number is already in use.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-23520 fires when creating a coserver while the maximum allowed number is already in use — per the official guidance.

The maximum number of coservers already in use, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Drop one or more obsolete coservers and resubmit the request, per the official guidance's implication.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond reaching the coserver table's maximum.

Diagnostic Checks

Check the current coserver count against the configured maximum.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-23516 — "CM error: Cogroup table overflow." The same class of table-overflow error, for cogroups rather than coservers.

The coserver table was full — drop obsolete coservers before creating more.